my genealogy life
Family stories are my buried treasure
Tracing ancestors in Canada, England, Scotland & Ireland
Sharing my love of digging through old documents, uncovering family stories, and sharing the real papers that bring our ancestors back to life.
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Ontario Genealogical Society’s 2017 Conference that will be held in Ottawa June 15-18, has added an aptly named Ancestry Day to take place on June 19th. The Conference already has a full weekend of genealogy learning starting with their excursions on Thursday…
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How to Find Alberta Vital Records
Alberta has a bad rap for genealogical records, but it isn’t the black hole of the West as most people think. Well maybe isn’t as easy as its counterparts like Saskatchewan Vital Records or Manitoba but the records are there. Vital…
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Making a Plan for 2017
I first started researching my family tree in the basement of my home which was located in a very remote place in Northern Alberta. I was a stay-at-home mom with two young children and was a tad lonely. I found…
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-Micheal J. Fox-
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